We’ll return after this Holiday Message

We wish you a happy holiday and a happy new year!
We are closed until January 2, 2008, so from all of us at Dundurn, we wish you and your family all the very best for the holidays.  Thank you for visiting and keep coming back in the new year for more!
P.S.  While you are around, [...]

Poll: Do You Like Fruitcake?

Image courtesy of Bob Burns’ Blog
It’s the holiday season and Dundurn has suddenly been overtaken with the holiday spirit as staff across the office have been discussing whether or not they like fruitcake. Some seem passionate about it while others seem to be more than content to settle with some other seasonal food [...]

Murder Fit for a King gets 4 Thumbs Up!

Four “thumbs up” you ask? Oh yea!
The Carleton NOW brought in three reviewers, each of a different age, to read Larry McCloskey’s latest junior and teen mystery novel, Mystery Fit for a King, the second adventure in the Dani and Caitlin Mystery series.

Photo Courtesy of Carleton NOW
All three reviewers gave the book a thumbs [...]

Another e-Book Reader to Hit the Market

Amazon is said to be debuting their new e-book reader, Kindle, this coming Monday, according to CNet News.com.  We looked at an interesting article talks about the history and future of electronic paper (and e-books).  Will this make a huge splash in the publishing industry or a gentle ripple?  We shall see …

Vote for the Best Literature Blog

No, not Defining Canada.  Unfortunately we’re not involved.  However a couple of bloggers  that have reviewed a few of Dundurn’s books informed us of the 2007 weblog awards.  There is a category for Best Literature Blog.  Do you have a favourite literature blog that you enjoy reading or subscribing to?  Or perhaps you might want [...]

The Future of Electronic Paper

Just as there has always been talk of paperless offices, there’s always a lot of talk about electronic paper. Lately we’ve been hearing about the Sony Reader, Amazon’s Kindle, as well as Panasonic’s push towards a colour electronic reader. But where does the concept and idea of e-paper really stem from? [...]

Canadian Heroines Contest 2007

Next time the CBC launches a quest for The Greatest Canadian, historian Merna Forster (author of 100 Canadian Heroines) hopes that Canadians will give more votes to women. To help spread the word about great Canadian women and kick-off Women’s History Month in Canada, Forster has launched the Canadian Heroines Contest [...]